Storage container



Dec. 24, 1940. BLECHMAN 2,226,112

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Application August 26, 1939, Serial No. 292,034

2 Claims.

This invention relates to containers and has particular reference to animproved container composed of a plurality of interfitting sectionswhich are so constructed and arranged that the 5. same may be readilyassembled and secured together so as to provide .a strong, durable andserviceable cabinet or chest.

The invention comprehends a container of the character described whichis of the knock-down or collapsible type whereby the same may bearranged into flat compact form for storage and shipment and which whenassembled into set up relation provides a cabinet or chest for thestorage of clothing or other articles.

The invention further comprehends a container including similar endsections and an intermediate body section fashioned from lightweightsheet material to form the walls thereof and with rigid elements formedwith longitudinal grooves within which the marginal edges of the endwalls and the longitudinal edges of the front wall are arranged andwhich rigid elements have interfitting engagement when the container isin assembled set-up condition.

The invention also provides a sectional container of the characterdescribed in which the rigid elements of the end sections telescopicallyengage over the free ends of the body section and interfit with therigid elements thereof which 30 have endwise abutting engagement withthe walls of the end sections.

The invention also includes means engaging over the edges of the wallsof the end sections and secured within the grooves of the rigid elementsthereof for engagement with the walls of the intermediate section forfastening the sections together in assembled set-up condition.

The invention further includes in a container of the characterdescribed, bracket means secured within the grooves of the rigidelements of the upper end section for supporting adjacent the end wallthereof a hanger .and an asorbent pad adapted to receive insectrepellent material.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made tothe following specification and accompanying drawings in which there isillustrated the preferred embodiment thereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a collective perspective view of a container constructed inaccordance with the invention and illustrating the sections thereof inseparated juxtaposition.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takenapproximately on line 22 of Fig. 3.

PATENT OFFICE Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional viewtaken approximatelyon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken approximately onthe line 44 of Fig. 3 with the bail shown in side elevation.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the interior upper portionof the assembled container particularly illustrating the bracket forsupporting the garment hanger bail and the absorbent pad and alsoillustrating one of the fastening elements.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view through one ofthe fastening elements in applied position taken approximately on theline GB of Fig. 3. 15

Fig. '7 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the fastening elementsbefore the free end portion and spur are bent for coupling the body andend sections together.

Fig. 8 is a similar view illustrating the same after being bent tocouple the body and end sections together.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the container isillustrated with its length disposed upright so as to provide a cabinetor closet for suspending garments therein, but the same may be disposedwith its length in a horizontal position so as to form a chest forpacking or storing articles therein.

As illustrated, the container includes an in termediate section A, anupper end section B and a lower end section C. The intermediate sectionA is preferably fashioned from a single length of light-weightcorrugated cardboard, paperboard or other light-weight stock to form theside walls l0 and H, a rear wall l2 and oppositely disposed inwardlydirected front wall portions l3 and IA. The said section furtherincludes oppositely disposed longitudinally extending rigid elements l5having their opposite outer and inner side faces provided withlongitudinally extending grooves 16 and H, the grooves l 6 snuglyreceiving the free longitudinal edges of the inwardly directed frontwall portions I3 and 14 for securing the rigid elements l5 thereto.

A pair of upper and lower overlapping door sections 18 and I9 have theiropposite longitudinal edges disposed in the longitudinally extendinggrooves I! for vertical sliding movement therein. The upper door sectionI8 preferably includes a light-weight panel 20 and rigid cross bars 2|and 22 secured to the opposite ends thereof and which cross bars arerabbeted at their opposite ends to slidably engage within the groovesIT. The lower door section I9 is also preferably formed of alight-weight panel 23 and a rigid cross bar 24 secured to its lower edgeand which cross bar is similarly rabbeted at its opposite ends forlongitudinal sliding movement within the grooves IT.

The end sections B and C each includes a rectangular panel 25 of similarlight-weight stock which panel is surrounded by a rigid element, such asa marginal frame 23 having its inner face provided with a marginalgroove 21 which groove engages over the edges of the panel 25. The saidframes have their inner edges pro vided with notches 28, while the rigidmembers l5 of the intermediate section A have their pposite endsrecessed as at 29. The said frames form inwardly directed marginalflanges which telescopically fit over the opposite ends of the walls ofthe intermediate section A with the notches 28 of the frames 26interfitting with the recessed ends of the rigid elements I for securingthe rigid elements 15 in parallel laterally spaced relation to provide adoor opening therebetween. The rigid elements l5 extend the full lengthof the intermediate section A and have endwise abutting engagement withthe panels 25 of the end sections B and C.

Improved fastening elements 30 are provided for securing the sections ofthe container together which eliminate the necessity of employing rivetsor other fastening means. The fastening elements 30 are formed of thinsheet metal stock and each includes a hooked end 3! and an opposite freeend 32 which is cut to form a pointed anchoring spur 33. One or more ofthe fastening elements 30 are provided for each of the side and rearwalls at the opposite ends thereof and have their hooked ends 3| locatedwithin the grooves 21 of the end frames 26 and which are secured thereinby engagement over the edges of the panels 25 with the free inner ends32 projecting inwardly from the frames and disposed against the innersurfaces 'of the panels 25 when the container is in knock-downcondition. The anchoring spurs 33 are adapted to be offset laterally andto pierce and extend through the walls of the intermediate section andto be clinched against the outer surfaces thereof as illustrated inFigs. 2 and 6 of the drawings.

In fastening the sections together, the anchoring spurs 33 are bentinwardly substantially at right angles tothe plane of the panels 25, thefree ends 32 are then bent outwardly against the walls of the bodysection to cause the pointed end of the spurs to pierce the side wallsthereof with the terminal of the spurs projecting therethrough which arethen clinched over the outer faces of the said walls.

When the container is used as a cabinet or closet, a bail 35 is providedfor suspending garment hangers thereon. The bail 35 is provided withside arms 36 having hooked upper ends 31 which engage in slots 38 of apair of angle brackets 39, the upper terminals of which are eachprovided with a hooked end 40 located within the groove 21 of the upperframe 25 and embracing the edge of the panel 25.

An absorbent pad 42 for receiving a volatile insect repellent materialis also provided which is supported against the undersurface of thepanel 25 of the upper end section B by means of a longitudinallyextending wire 43, the medial portion of which is undulated to formoppositely offset leads underlying the pad and secured thereto by clips44 for supporting the pad in flat contact with the panel. The protrudingopposite ends of the wire 43 are reversely bent to provide elongatedeyes 45 which frictionally engage in slots 46 formed in the dependinglegs of the brackets 39 for securing the pad in associated relation withthe upper end section.

What is claimed is:

l. A container including opposite end sections each comprising a paneland a grooved marginal frame surrounding and engaging over the edges ofthe panel, an intermediate body section including side and rear wallsand a forward wall having oppositely disposed longitudinally groovedframe members engaging over the longitudinal edges of the body sectionto provide a door opening therebetween, said marginal framestelescopically engaging over the opposite ends of the body section and.having notched inner edges, and said longitudinally grooved framemembers having their opposite ends recessed for interfitting engagementwith the notched inner edges of the marginal frames, and elementssecured within the grooves of said marginal frames having anchoringspurs extending through the walls of the body section and with theterminals thereof impinging against the outer faces of the Walls forfastening the sections together.

2. A container including opposite end sections and an intermediate bodysection, said end sections each comp-rising a rectangular panel and agrooved marginal frame surrounding and engaging over the edges of thepanel and telescopically fitted over an end of the body section, anabsorbent pad for receiving volatile insect repellent material, anglebrackets having hooked ends located within the groove of the frame ofthe upper section and secured therein by the marginal edges of the panelthereof and havin depending apertured terminals, and a transverselyextending member secured to the underside of the pad having its endslocated within the apertures of said bracket for securing the pad inassociation wlth the end section.

IRVING BLECHMAN.

